China Sports Participation Market Report

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Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis of the Sports Participation market, and the behaviours, preferences and habits of the consumer.

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Sports participation refers to physical sports services consumers
spend to participate in. Such expenditures include membership
fee (eg for sports club or sports centre), participation fee,
spending on spectator sports and others. Membership spending
includes payment for sports club, such as physical training, as
well as coaching fee.

Participation spending includes tickets
for one-time services, such as the Colour Run, marathon and
Spartan race. Spending on spectator sports includes entrance
fees for sports events, including CBA (Chinese Basketball
Association), Super League, etc. Spending on sports media
includes spending on sports television and online streaming
services. Other spending is mostly made up by sports lottery.

Excluded

For the purpose of this Report, e-sports, sports retail (including
clothes, gear, equipment and nutritional supplements), overseas
sports expenditure and sports-themed travel are excluded.
However, e-sports is discussed as a market promotion factor in
Market Factors.

Expert analysis from a specialist in the field

Written by Yihe Huang, a leading analyst in the Leisure sector, his extensive knowledge delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends and add expert context to the numbers.

The fast-growing sports participation market brings opportunities for not only the sports industry but also brands in other categories. Launching more varieties of sports activities and making sport more fun will attract a larger participant base, and sports data created by participants could work as positive feedback as well as sports motivations. Since generally consumers trust sports stars, their endorsement of brands may achieve a better effect on building brand images.
Yihe Huang
Leisure Analyst

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